Recent content by Ranyor Saana

Part of what I love about that is that it nails the cadence and style of epic chants in old poetry and literature. That is the part that really gives me chills--the tragic story and the realness of the manner in which it is told.

I'm really sorry to hear that. I hope it goes as well as possible.

I grew in Anaheim and went to school in Riverside. I’ve lived in Orange County for most of my life. I know some of San Diego County, but don’t often make it that far south. Most of what I know about Fresno is from passing through it on the way to Yosemite.

I know many people who left Baptist denominations and found their way to older, more liturgical ones. My first MA was in English Lit. I an currently working on a second on in Journalism Education. :)

Originally, it started with Koine Greek as an undergraduate. I was raised in a conservative religious household, and grew up going to Southern Baptist affiliated churches. But, I also had an intuitive distaste for the judgmental legalism I was encountering, which frequently seemed to rely on...

Thank you for the information and the master lists of organizations!

I double majored in English & History originally, and chose to study abroad as well (I spent a summer studying at Wycliffe Hall, one of the Oxford colleges) in part so I could have access to the Bodleian Library. The Roman ruins at Verulamium were fascinating, as was The Kilns (C.S. Lewis’s...

Absolutely! I hope I didn’t come across as demanding information or impatient; if I did so, please forgive me. I greatly admire how that this is a focus of TV.net. The personal connection I mentioned reminded me of the importance, and I would rather pool the donations/work than do so alone...

As the tropical storm/Hurricane hits where I live in SoCal, I am reminded of the disaster relief work that my grandfather used to do for refugees of natural disasters (fires, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.). I know there have been a lot of reasons to donate here. Are there any efforts to raise...

Thank you for the welcome! I really enjoy translating dead languages. That is in part because I have a terrible time pronouncing other languages, which is why I like ones that are purely written. It really is interesting how languages morph over time. Old English, for example, is the form of...

Thank you for the warm welcome, everyone! :)

I love the poetic nature of several of the tales, especially the intro to the tale of Beren & Luthien, with the remarks on it being an Age of Shadow, and yet even in the darkness, in some places light could be found.

Here is my intro post: Who is your favorite character in The Wheel of Time and why? How did you find TarValon.Net? I was talking about books in my WoW guild, and a conversation about the Wheel of Time books popped up. Someone told me about TV.net, and about the forums, the events, and stuff...